Football Preview: Covington Buccs vs. Milton-Union Bulldogs
The Covington Buccs will square off against the Milton-Union Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Covington's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northridge on Friday. They lost 24-0 to the Polar Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccs in their matchups with the Polar Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Milton-Union, as they earned their first road win of the season. They took down Miami East 32-14 on Friday.
It was another big night for Payton Mayfield, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. Wyatt Kimmel was another key player, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milton-Union was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 245.7.
Covington's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Milton-Union, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Covington was taken down by Milton-Union 48-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mayfield, who picked up 110 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards. Now that Covington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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